Does this drive work with FireWire 400?
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Yes, that's the main reason I bought it. It has FW800 & FW400 ports. I use the 800 with my imac.
1171908
you must have a firewire port. USB ports will not work.in addition, your firewire chipset must be ti compatible.
297633
well, yes but with some qualifications. First you need a compatible 2.5 inch drive enclosure, if you have an esata port on your motherboard, that would be the best option. If not, USB 3.0 would be next best. Be aware that this is a very high performance hard drive, and either of these options may not allow it to perform to its potential. There are also both thunderbolt and firewire connectivity options, but they are not as common.
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It is not specified in any information included with the drive , nor anything I see on-line at WDC.com. Probably a 5,400 RPM drive but it doesn't really matter. The drive is intended for backing up data not for high performance data access. The slowest link will determine the transfer speed so the USB controller on your computer will be a limiter. It took me over 5 1/2 hours to copy 622 GB to this unit. It held close to a 30 MB/sec rate on a USB 2 port. About the same results for a Firewire 800 connection I have used on other tests on other (faster drives). My suggestion is ... don't worry about the RPMs. If you need backup space this will work well.
1721146
I haven't done so, but if U could transfer files between 2 macs that have FireWire 800, then it should work. If you're not sure, I'd check some of the Mac forums.
823564
This product (STBU500100) has a removable USB 3 adapter that plugs into a SATA II port. The firewire adapter is not sold on this product.
653134
It did not work with my firewire device, but that was trying to transfer high grade audio, so USB 2.0 may not been able to handle the amount of data I was trying to send it. It was a gamble when I bought it, and the package specifically shows a camera to USB as a compatible device, so it may be worth a few bucks to try it out. No way to know if the drivers will work and the device will be recognized without trying, but for a few bucks, it may be worth rolling the dice.
680728
Belkin 9pin to 4pin firewire is 400, the specs for your Lacie (FA Porsche hard drive) the only port I see usb 2.0 so no it would not work at all (firewire is old vs usb 2.0)
2159210
The one I bought supports usb 3.0 and esata-Not firewire-I think you can get one that does, just make sure to read the specs/see pictures-
1226094
Just called Apple; Firewire 800 is Not backwards compatilbe with Firewire 400. It won't work :(
1203453
The drive has a USB 2.0 port which will work on a Mac or a PC. As Anthony W. advised, format the drive in FAT32 for compatibility with both systems. (I seriously doubt that your Dell computer has a firewire port and USB transfer won't approach the firewire 800 speed, but it should work.) Formatting the drive will probably be easier and faster if you do it on the Mac before connecting to your Dell.Congratulations on upgrading to a Mac.
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Theoretically, USB 3.0 should smoke Firewire. You may be running USB 2.0 and not realize due to drivers not installed or any number of reasons. In particular, are you sure the port you are using is actually a 3.0 port? Connected via a working 3.0 the transfer bottleneck is literally the drive itself, not the connection.
1362537
This device has three interfaces. A single USB3.0 interface, and two Firewire 800 interfaces. Firewire 800 can connect only to Firewire 400 or Firewire 800.
265146
There are two Firewire 800 ports on my drive and one USB 3 port(designated SS USB)...I only use use Firewire so not sure about USB 3 to USB 2 compatibility. Great drive for Firewire.
706
No it does not but it is a great MB. It doesn't have a FireWire port either.
1986706
The drive will work with a USB3.0 to USB2.0 cable. I didn't have a Firewire800 to USB2.0 cable, so I can't test that for you. These drives have all-metal casing and a very solid feel. I own two which are in my briefcase to store files (especially photo and video shoots) for which I don't have room on my laptop hard drive. I recommend.
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Yes, but you will need to buy a FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cable (6 pin to 9 pin), or a FireWire 400 to 800 adapter.